doença

1. (feminine) illness; disease; ailment (an abnormal medical condition)
2. (feminine, uncountable) illness; disease (a state of bad health)
3. (feminine, figuratively) illness; disease (abnormal condition or attitude)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/doˈẽ.sɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: dolentia

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese doença, from Latin dolentia, from dolēns (“suffering”). By surface analysis, doer (“to hurt”) + -ença.

Concepts

illness

disease

sickness

ailment

disorder

malady

unwellness

complaint

ill

🤢

sick

🤢

infirmity

obsession

pathology

sequelae

upset

weakness

feel sick

warning senstion

affection

become sick

incubation

aura

complication

condition

convalescence

deformity

disability

frailty

impairment

affliction

Synonyms

enfermidade

doente

🤢

choco

convalescença

distúrbio

incubação

patologia

bagunça

transtorno

analepsia

enjoo

sequela

consecutiva

doenças

Doença profissional

Patologia

nausea

aflição

maladia

aura

Sentences

A doença era mortal .

The disease was deadly.

A doença foi mantida pela terceira semana em casa .

The disease was maintained for the third week at home.

As pessoas mais velhas explicaram a doença à sua maneira .

Older people explained the disease in their own way.

As crianças custam nove meses de doença e uma vida inteira de convalescença .

Children cost nine months of illness and a lifetime of convalescence.

Cobertura de saúde para doença comum , bem como despesas farmacêuticas , serão assumidas pelo participante .

Health coverage for common illness as well as pharmaceutical expenses will be assumed by the participant.